Litigation

Lexus SUVs...Luxurious or Lethal?

Posted on April 22, 2010
Lexus may have to change their slogan, as 'The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection' seems absurd in light of recent events.  Consumer Reports really did a number on the 2010 Lexus GX 460 with its video showing it skidding sideways.  Boldly, the magazine also denounced it for being unsafe...

Millions of Baby Slings Recalled

Posted on March 25, 2010
On the heels of an earlier warning about baby sling carriers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission linked 3 infant deaths to suffocation involving Infantino SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo slings.  According to the CSPC, the slings can press against an infant's nose and mouth causing suffocation or the sling can otherwise cause a baby's chin to press against the baby's chest resulting in suffocation...

DePuy Orthopaedics/Johnson & Johnson ASR Hip Implant Defect

Posted on March 12, 2010
DePuy, a division of Johnson & Johnson, warned doctors about the ASR implant in a March 6, 2010 letter.  Apparently, the device has a higher than expected failure rate in some patients.  The ASR was failing in many patients just a few years after implant, causing expensive and painful replacement operations...

Denture Creams Cause Neurological Problems

Posted on February 23, 2010
GlaxoSmithKline is in the news again.  Glaxo makes and markets Super Poligrip Original, Ultra Fresh,  and Extra Care denture cream products.  Unfortunately, Super Poligrip, Ultra Fresh, and Extra Care denture cream products contain zinc...

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Feds Pressure Toyota With Criminal Investigation

Posted on February 23, 2010
The Japanese automaker Toyota now faces a criminal investigation over how it handled safety issues.  As I noted in a previous post, Toyota's internal documents boasted about the hundreds of millions in savings it was able to earn by defeating previous investigations and lobbying Congress ever so vigilantly...

Toyota Executive Concedes, Problems With Toyota May Be Bigger Than Thought

Posted on February 23, 2010
Toyota executives testifying today before Congress suggests that an earlier recall of millions of Toyota vehicles may not solve the acceleration problems Toyota has been charged with.  In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, several victims of Toyota sudden acceleration problems testified about their harrowing experiences trying to stop runaway Toyotas...

Toyota...Profits Over People

Posted on February 22, 2010
Unless you're living in a cave, you've been hearing and reading about Toyota's problems with the Camry, Prius, and Lexus.  Should you care?  Yes!  Toyota, in a presentation to its staff, reported it saved over $100 million by delaying safety regulations, avoiding defect investigations and otherwise slowing down industry requirements on its vehicles...

Fed Report Shows Diabetes Drug Avandia Can Kill You

Posted on February 21, 2010
Recent reports by Dr. David Graham and Dr. Kate Gelperin show that GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia should be pulled from the market.  The reason?  It can kill you!This comes as no surprise to many of us who have been filing cases against GlaxoSmithKline...

Recalls Recalls, We All Call for Recalls!

Posted on February 11, 2010
Wow, what a week it's been.  First Toyota decides to recall 400,000 Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems.  Mind you, this was on the heels of a global recall of over 7 million vehicles in recent months because of sudden acceleration and other problems!  It gets worse, Toyota also recalled 7,300 Toyota Camrys to check for a power steering problem...

Please Join Me for a Fundraising Event for Judge Martin Hoffman

Posted on February 11, 2010
Since November of 2006, Judge Martin Hoffman has served the 68th District Court, Dallas County with dignity, conviction and purpose.  He has a long history of supporting  Dallas, previously as a member of Dallas County School District's Board of Trustees, as a member of the governing body of The Texas Democratic Party and as President of The Dallas Homeowners League...

2010 Minority Business Leader, Dallas Business Journal

Posted on February 05, 2010
I was awarded the honor of being a 2010 Minority Business Leader by the Dallas Business Journal.  According to the publication, 'You are being honored for making a difference in your profession, our local business community and our community. You were chosen by Dallas Business Journal editors from a very competitive field of nominees and we are proud to recognize you...

Truckers Had Better Get The Message.

Posted on January 28, 2010
Before CB radios, 18-wheelers were killing people.  Before cell phones, 18-wheelers were killing people.  And certainly before texting, 18-wheelers were killing people.  These behemoths have been killing people on the road since their introduction...

Product Safety Standards Won't Change For All The Tea In China

Posted on January 27, 2010
Sometimes I feel like a broken record.  But the real record-breaker is the United States government, which is still allowing the importation of defective children's products from China.  What will it take for the powers that be to finally take action?  Let's see, a boy's three-piece Santa set that causes a choking hazard, horse toy figures with poisonous lead paint, toy helicopters that cause a fire hazard, and the recalls just keep on coming! We do everything possible to ensure our children's safety, while unbeknownst to us, there's ever-present danger from their own toys!    Please see the press releases issued yesterday by the CPSC by clicking "CONTINUE READING" below...

Major Recall on Strollers

Posted on January 26, 2010
I previously blogged about Maclaren strollers that were recalled for a fingertip amputation hazard.  Now the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall from Graco on about 1.5 million of the manufacturer's strollers.  Once again, this recall is due to a child opening or closing hinges on the stroller's canopy, which also causes a fingertip amputation and laceration...

McKinney Man Dies in Trench Collapse

Posted on January 21, 2010
Denise Hickey, spokeswoman with the North Texas Municipal Water District, said a main died while working on a McKinney wastewater pipeline project. McKinney's Assistant Fire Chief Frank Roma indicated that the worker who died worked for Davis Excavation...

CPSC Demands Recall of 635,000 Cribs

Posted on January 20, 2010
The Associated Press continues to do its part to keep dangerous Chinese imports from harming our kids.  The AP reported yesterday, "A Barbados-based company on Tuesday recalled about 635,000 cribs sold by Kmart, Sears, Wal-Mart and other stores after the death of a 6-month-old boy and multiple reports of injuries...

Feds Warn Consumers About Harm of Cadmium

Posted on January 14, 2010
Yesterday, Inez Tenenbaum, head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) told parents not to let their children play with cheap metal jewelry, especially when they are unsupervised.  The CSPC noted that it had proof of that lead in children's jewelry is dangerous and that many imports from China contained lead...

Toy Safety Concerns: Highlight Cadmium

Posted on January 11, 2010
Last month I was interviewed by Good Morning Texas about toy safety.  Toy safety is a year around issue, and it is especially timely before and after the biggest toy giving holiday of the year, Christmas.  As many people know, lead paint in toys is a major safety issue...

Lollipop, Lollipop, Doctor, I've Got a Major Headache

Posted on January 05, 2010
Update on Actiq and Fentora: Opioid Narcotics Prescribed Off-Label for Headache Pain?   Over the past few years I've written extensively about fentanyl pain patches such as the Duragesic patches sold by Sandoz, Alza Pharmaceutica and Johnson & Johnson...

Dallas-area Movers and Shakers Share the Thoughts that Guide Them

Posted on January 04, 2010
Cheryl Hall wrote an interesting article yesterday that appeared in the Dallas Morning News.  Her work is always insightful.  Take a look:   Dallas-area Movers and Shakers Share the Thoughts that Guide Them   My boss, Jim Moroney, chief executive of The Dallas Morning News, has a sign displayed prominently in his office: People who don't get carried away should be...

Where Did the Aughts Go?

Posted on December 29, 2009
The past decade has been a chimera. Wall Street argued, when it served its interests, that we were in the age of prosperity. Truth is we were in the age of hubris and exaggeration. The more the pundits exaggerated, the more Wall Street made. In the end, the losers were all small investors...

Simplicity Cribs Linked to 11 Deaths

Posted on December 18, 2009
I've previously reported about the problem with Simplicity bassinets. Several recalls since December, 2005, have reduced the number of Simplicity bassinets in people's homes. The Consumer Product Safety Commission now says that at least 11 infants died from the defective bassinets...

Feds Recall 50 Million Roman-Style Shades and Roll Up Blinds

Posted on December 16, 2009
Yesterday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission along with the window-covering industry, recalled over 50 million Roman-style and roll-up blinds due to the strangulation risk they posed to children. Roman shades are problematic because their cords can get wrapped around a child's neck, which can lead to tragic results...

Importing Injury: Unsafe Cribs

Posted on November 24, 2009
I've talked about recalls of dangerous imported children's products a lot lately, including a baby bassinet causing deaths and a stroller causing amputation of children's fingers.  Now comes the recall of a crib made by Stork Craft that can cause suffocation and other injuries...

Samsung, T-Mobile, Other Major Companies Sued Over Sales of Radiation-Reducing Cell Phones

Posted on November 24, 2009
Inventors say companies profiting from invention DALLAS - A Texas company has filed a federal patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, T-Mobile and other major cell phone manufacturers, service providers and retailers based on claims that these companies are selling radiation-reducing cell phones without paying the inventors who hold the patent on the popular technology...

33 News Segment on Basketball Floor Donated by Mavs

Posted on November 24, 2009
Reyes Bartolomei Browne is the law firm representing Donnell, Hayden, co-founder of the Gang Intervention Community Outreach Program in their plight to keep the $11,000 basketball floor located in the Saint James AME Church. The Dallas Mavericks donated the floor to the Gang Intervention Community Outreach Program...

My Interview About Child Safety In Cars On Good Morning Texas

Posted on November 20, 2009
Please check out my latest interview on Good Morning Texas about the importance of keeping your child safe while traveling on the road.  Included are state regulations and crucial tips to ensuring you protect your children as much as possible.  This is a very critical and timely topic during the holiday season when road travel is at its peak...

Super Blogging Not For Sissies

Posted on November 16, 2009
There's amateur blogging, there's pro blogging and then there's  'super blogging.'  Here at AngelReyesBlog.com, when a news article comes out about a dangerous product, 18-wheeler accident or even an award I've won, I blog about it.  But for the Super Bloggers, blogging takes on a whole new meaning...

Injured By Imports, Chapter 2

Posted on November 09, 2009
Just over a week ago I blogged about a dangerous imported product for children – a baby bassinet that allegedly killed two infants.  Now the nightmare continues with a stroller that amputates fingertips.  And where do you suppose it was manufactured?  You guessed it – China...

Car Seat Safety in Texas

Posted on November 09, 2009
This past September, 2009, Texas enacted new rules that relate to car safety seats.  Let's begin with the rules.  Who needs to be in a car seat?  In Texas, all children younger than 8 years old must be in a child safety or booster seat, unless, the child is taller than four feet, nine inches...

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